MBA in Executive Management, Concentration in Project Management

3.0 Semester Credits

This Project Management MBA course examines accounting

applications in managerial decision-making and control. The course

stresses how to use rather than how to prepare accounting reports.

Topics you will explore include basic cost concepts, cost-volume-profit

relationships, product costing, differential analysis, strategic product

pricing, cost allocation, budgeting, and the evaluation of financial performance. You will also learn how Peter Drucker’s concept of

management as a liberal art relates to the application of these topics

in accounting and management.

3.0 Semester Credits

Metrics and analysis are hallmarks of advanced management.

Managers must understand the basics and application of descriptive

and inferential statistics, including basic descriptive statistics,

statistical inference, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression,

time series forecasting, inventory models, simulation, queuing, and

decision-making under uncertainty. As a master’s in project

management student, you will explore the importance of proper use

of these metrics and analysis in the application of Drucker’s concept

of management as a liberal art. You will also learn how to develop and

apply graphs and charts to present data effectively and utilize decision

trees and the expected value of information in analysis.

3.0 Semester Credits

This course prepares MBA in Project Management students to

navigate the ethical and leadership challenges of management

careers. Ethical dilemmas are common in the business decision-

making process, and leadership plays a crucial role in achieving

acceptable results. This course aims to enhance your proficiency in

issue recognition, applications of ethical principles, and analysis of the

consistency of corporate decision-making processes with such

principles. This course also covers Drucker’s models of ethics, duty,

motivation, and leadership, which are fundamental to sound

leadership and ethics. You will learn to apply these concepts in ways

that reflect Drucker’s notion of caring and compassionate

management in keeping with management as a liberal art and the

importance of service to others.

3.0 Semester Credits

This Project Management MBA course introduces you to the basic

decision models of financial management, preparing you to take an

active role in organizational financial decision-making in your career.

You will explore the theory, methods, and concerns of corporate

finance through topics such as financial statements interpretation and

analysis, management of cash flow and working capital, pro forma

analysis, the time value of money and capital budgeting techniques,

long-term financing instruments, security market efficiency, and value

creation principles. You will also learn about Drucker’s concept of

management as a liberal art and its connection with corporate

mission, profits, social responsibility, and service to society.

Prerequisite: ACC501

3.0 Semester Credits

In this master’s in project management, you will learn about business

and consumer information systems. Topics covered include

management information systems theory and practice as they relate

to management and organizational theories, as well as the use of IT in

different functional areas of the firm. You will examine the role of the

internet in facilitating, augmenting, and providing competitive

advantage for information systems. You will also explore the

application of IT in gaining information and learn to apply it to the

right measures, in accordance with Drucker’s concept of management

as a liberal art.

3.0 Semester Credits

This Project Management MBA course deals with human behavior in

organizations. It employs several conceptual frameworks, case

discussions, and skill-oriented activities, challenging you to apply

these to advanced management and organizational behavior. These

include motivation, learning and development, group dynamics,

leadership, communication, power and influence, change, diversity,

organizational design, and culture. As a master’s in project

management student, you will also explore Drucker’s concept of

management as a liberal art, its connection with productivity, and how one analyzes and organizes knowledge work in this context.

3.0 Semester Credits

This Project Management MBA course emphasizes the strategic

management processes, tools, and strategic framework managers and

business leaders use to make decisions in today’s complex

environment. The content of the course is practical and aims to

provide MBA in Project Management students with an integrative

learning experience. You will examine the connection between

business ethics, social responsibility and sustainability, and Drucker’s

concept of management as a liberal art. The course covers the

concepts of vision, mission, and determination of the basic long-term

goals and objectives of a company, internal and external analysis,

strategic tools and alternatives available to an organization, the

adoption of a course of action and its implementation, and the

allocation of resources for carrying out these objectives.

Prerequisite: A student must successfully complete thirty (30) units of

CIAM coursework (which could include transfer courses) prior to

enrolling in Strategic Management, MGT 511.

3.0 Semester Credits

Marketing is one of the most important, complex, and fascinating

management disciplines and has close ties to other functions of the

firm, such as R&D, operations, and finance. Peter Drucker once said

that marketing was too important to be left to marketers. This course

provides Project Management MBA students with an understanding

of marketing fundamentals, the marketing environment, and

marketing research. You will examine how Drucker’s concept of

management as a liberal art relates to corporate social responsibility

(CSR) and corporate marketing. You will also explore buying behavior,

psychological processes that affect consumer behavior, market

segmentation, brand positioning, product differentiation, marketing

strategy, and value creation.

3.0 Semester Credits

Operations management is the study and application of best practices

for coordinating people and technology to achieve goals efficiently.

This MBA in Project Management course provides an understanding

of global supply chain management, lean operations, and forecasting

methods. You will also examine the link between Drucker’s concept of

management as a liberal art and corporate social responsibility (CSR),

productivity, and competitiveness. While you will explore several

topics such as process design and quality control, most of this course

will focus on capacity planning, forecasting, inventory control (part of

supply chain management), and continuous process improvement.

Prerequisite: BUS501

3.0 Semester Credits

This MBA in Project Management course explores the role of project

management in an organization. Topics include project governance,

the project environment, project success, project stakeholders, the

role of project managers, and the phases and processes of project

management. You will also explore the connection between project

management, profit incentives, and ethics.

3.0 Semester Credits

This master’s in project management course explores the key

concepts and emerging trends associated with each of the 10 project

management knowledge areas. Topics covered include component

processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques associated

with each knowledge area. You will also explore project management

challenges, including the pressure to adapt to profit-maximizing

norms. Through reflection and analysis, you will develop an

understanding of how “virtue ethics” apply to project management.

Prerequisite: PM501

3.0 Semester Credits

This course explores how organizations adapt and align project,

program, and portfolio management practices with organizational

strategy and objectives. Topics include development of an

organizational project management (OPM) framework, OPM

implementation, and ongoing OPM monitoring. The course will also

explore Drucker’s concept of management as a liberal art and its

connection with project management, leadership, and the practice of

management.

Prerequisite: PM502